Capitals star Alex Ovechkin responds to Mike Milbury's recent tirade

NBC Sports analyst Mike Milbury certainly did not hold back when talking about Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin during Wednesday’s game against the Philadelphia Flyers.

“This is an awful display of hockey by Alex Ovechkin. He should be ashamed of himself. A blind pass: eight-year-olds don’t do this,” Milbury (who is known for sharing his feelings) said during the second intermission.

“No fight in this guy along the wall here. I know they played three and four nights, but that’s no excuse and when you are a big star like this, you don’t have to act like a baby. This is ridiculous embellishment, he should be embarrassed by this and so should his teammates. That is silly.”

He also said things like: “Get up and act like a man for God’s sake.” and “God almighty, that’s just so disheartening to see a player with that kind of talent fall that short in terms of effort.” So, he was not pleased.

But Ovechkin decided to play it cool after the game, brushing off Milbury’s criticism.

“That’s his point,” Ovechkin told CSN Washington after the game. “I don’t listen to those guys. I don’t listen to nobody on that. They can talk whatever they want, to be honest with you. It’s their point.”

To be fair, the criticism is coming from someone who referred to Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin as “crack addicts” last week.